Thyme in the Garden

We had our first session in the garden this school year with Ian (Britannia Food Security Co-ordinator) and Matthew (Environmental Youth Alliance) who guided us through the importance of seed collection. We learnt many cool facts about seeds like the majority of our food plants require human intervention for propagation and have lost the capability of doing it naturally; the existence of heritage seed banks; how to harvest and store seeds for planting the next year to name a few.

Trevor and Vaelin seeking for seeds.

Matthew explains how to remove the seeds from the pods.

No sunflower seeds were found after the birds collected their bounty.

A collection of seeds ready to be collected, dried and stored for the winter.

Matthew educates us on this tobacco plant and how long tobacco leaves are cured for.